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Great car for the money
Rae, 12/21/2009
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS Sport 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in 2002 and have about 97,000 miles on it. I just had to replace the fuel pump ($600), replaced the brake pads, and have put new tires on the car. Other than that, regular oil changes and the car drives wonderfully. It may not be the fanciest car around, but for someone on a budget, it is perfect.
Love My Yellow Cav
kimmy03cav, 07/01/2011
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I love my little Cavalier. It has gotten me from A to B everyday since day one in 2003 when I drove it off the lot. When I first brought her home, I had numerous little problems, bad wiring harnesses that blew my blinkers out weekly, rusty roters that caused a pulsation, blew my speakers too but, In 8 years the only major problem was a fuel pump after owning it for 7 years and 110k. It's peppy for a 4 cly. 2.2 automatic. Best car ever! I lover it and I don't want to sell her but I need room for little ones.
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Disagree W/ Edmund's Review
Hershey, 02/21/2003
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
The 03 is the best. Not sure why Edmund's feels this car is old. If you look from a pract point it rcvd new fascias,eng in 03,trans is new design. The int. not as cheap as you say,as for the rest of the car, just so much you can do when something works. Why is it that when imports changes fascias Edmunds hails as comp redesign,when U.S. manf does it is insgnfcnt,car is still old design? Elantra is worse,I drove both. Only feature that beats Cav is the 100k war,doesn't help resale. If you read the small print you can't sell it out of your family doesn't help resale. Do a REAL test,drive each w/30k. You find why the CAV CONS RATING is high.
A piece of junk!
Valerie, 11/13/2009
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS Sport 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
Bought this car brand new with 3 miles on it. Thought it would be a great reliable car. WRONG! I had every stupid little thing go wrong with it possible. I replaced the rear turn signals about 20 times and finally the dealership did some fixing to it. Didn't work cause I Still had to replace it once a month. The windows, BOTH, broke and wouldn't go down so I had to have my father fix them several times. The interior lights had issues with flickering constantly. Another electrical problem the dealership fixed and it restarted again. Had some engine issues but luckily my father is a mechanic so it didn't cost too much.
Never buy governmert motors
danddad33, 08/29/2012
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
bought the can new with 7 miles on it. around 350 miles the heater switch went on it. Next one happen around two years after owning the car. wife called and told me car will not stay running. I ran the car about a mile to the house, with it stalling about 100 times. this is 36,000 the fuel pump went. well the good news was that the car was too new for the bolts to rust. I changed it. around 54,000 miles the gauges on the dash went hay-wire. Stepper motor bad, easy fix with the dash pulled apart. Now that the car is 12 years old and 97,000 miles the motor went. I have a ford ranger close to 200,000 miles only thing went was the timing belt. I love my ford!!! NO MORE CHEVY!!!!!
wonderful car
sexy cav, 09/05/2002
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I bought my car used, and there is nothing better then an cavalier, i love the look and the style! It's an hot car, i will be driving one for years to come!
6 good years together
Muskokan, 06/09/2009
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I just traded in my 2003 Cavalier for a 2009 cobalt. I really enjoyed driving it and had no real issue in the 160000 km. Rotors warped by 20k and again at 40000. Replaced with inexpensive after market brand and never had another problem. Wheel hubs were done while car still under warranty.I did very little maintenance, oil changes every 10-15 k, nothing else the owners manual suggested. It always started even in - 30 Celcius -22F. I got over 800km on a tank several times,38US mpg 6.1 l/100. I never really took good care of it and in 6 years it never let me down. I was impressed by the acceleration, 0- 100 km in 8.5 seconds is not bad for a car that cost 13 grand tax in.
The Cavalier (2003)
K.B., 11/29/2002
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
*One of my friends recently bought a new Cavalier and found out that it had a big makeover. She got inside and said, "This is the car for me!" It drives fast, but not too fast. It looks sporty, but its personality is for city streets. The car is fun to drive and could use a few more features and a new interior design.
Good value
rt, 10/29/2008
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
My car has over 145,000 miles on it and virtually trouble free. Only the fuel pump replaced (at $500 at 5 yrs and 125k mark) the rest was maintenance: tires, serpentine belt, battery, brakes, but nothing at all expensive. 2/3 of the mileage is freeway; the rest local. I drive 70, get 35mpg without air, 33 with air on. 5 speed. no frills, except CD player. No issues and no worries.
I love my cavalier
Nicole, 07/11/2009
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
This is my very first car. I've had it for almost 2 yrs now and have over 110K on it and it's still running strong. AC works amazing and so does the heat. It gets regular oil changes and tune ups and has amazing gas mileage. I've done alot of driving in it, miles at a time sometimes and it doesn't ever have a problem. I've gotten into one accident with it and it was just exterior damage, and the car looks and feels like it never happened. Nothing major has had to be fixed on it yet. Runs very well in the snow.. Very reliable car!!